Provenance

Baroness Clarice de Rothschild

Sebag-Montefiore, Clarice Adelaide

French, 1894 - 1967

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This painting depicts the upper body of a man with a fair complexion, short dark hair, a long nose, thin eyebrows, deep-set brown eyes, and thin pink lips in a neutral expression. He is facing us, wearing a black cap, a deep red cloak, and a white inner garment with a high black collar and long white sleeves. His right hand is raised to his chest, and it has two small rings on it. In the background, there is a landscape with bright green fields, green trees, and a winding blue river on the right. In the background there are distant blue hills, and some light blue structures resembling buildings or castles under a blue sky with clouds. At the bottom of the painting is a line of gold text on a black border.
Francesco Francia, Bishop Altobello Averoldo, c. 1505, oil on poplar panel, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.64

Bishop Altobello Averoldo

Francesco Francia · c. 1505 · oil on poplar panel ·  Accession ID  1952.5.64

This sculpture is an architectural structure resembling a small tower or pavilion with intricate carvings. It has a domed top with detailed classical motifs, including flowers, columns, scale-like shapes, and swirling designs. The sculpture is white, standing on a square base with decorative carvings like garlands and rosettes. The cylindrical body has a multi-faceted section with small golden panels framed by columns and arches. It is placed indoors on a gray square base.
Florentine 15th Century, Desiderio da Settignano, Florentine 19th Century, Ciborium for the Sacrament, 1460s-c.1470 (stem with integral base); probably 1860s-c. 1870 (dome, enclosure, base beneath enclosure); 1870s (finial, bottom plinth), marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.100

Ciborium for the Sacrament

Florentine 15th Century, Desiderio da Settignano, Florentine 19th Century · 1460s-c.1470 (stem with integral base); probably 1860s-c. 1870 (dome, enclosure, base beneath enclosure); 1870s (finial, bottom plinth) · marble ·  Accession ID  1952.5.100

The image depicts swirling lines and curved shapes converging in an intricate and abstract composition. The central elements resemble classic statues, with two figures holding draped garments around a roundel displaying a profile of a classical head. Above them, a pedestal supports an urn wrapped in abstract, flowing lines. Below, a small cherubic figure similar to classical putti interacts with a scroll. The composition suggests a classical relief with an abstract quality that creates a dreamlike scene.
François Boucher, Design for a Funeral Monument, c. 1767, black chalk and stumping with touches of graphite, heightened with white, on brown laid paper, Gift of Arthur L. Liebman, 1992.87.28

Design for a Funeral Monument

François Boucher · c. 1767 · black chalk and stumping with touches of graphite, heightened with white, on brown laid paper ·  Accession ID  1992.87.28